[Vwdiesel] Used Cars for Sale and what not ????????.

[Duncan L. Forbes]

Hagar wrote:
> I have 3 VW Rabbits I would like to sell  ---are you getting the
> message ?????. This site was intended for GENERAL discussion of
> VW diesels Old and NEW.
> Having my PC full of pupup ads etc. is not to my liking
<SNIP>
>I do not police this site ,  but fellows please !!!.Sell somewhere else.

Hagar,

Please allow me to disagree with the appropriateness of these types of
postings.

I like to know if someone on this list is selling a vehicle. Why? Because if
I am looking to purchase a VW diesel (for myself or others) I would rather
buy it from someone from the list, as I feel that due to the community
represented I can better trust the person I am dealing with. I have done
this once already (84 Rabbit diesel purchased from Kris for a friend).

Also, as I don't always have a chance to weed through different areas like
Ebay and Nickel Ads. I am appreciative when those that do, post vehicles or
diesel related products that they find in these areas on the list and that
other list members may find interesting.

In fact when Loren posts the various vehicles he finds in the Nickel Ads for
sale in the Northwest US, I often see several positive follow up posts. I
myself have used that information to check out diesels for sale in my area
that interested me (two different MB 300 TD wagons as well as a Volvo diesel
sedan).

Additionally, my experience so far is that when someone offers an item for
sale to the list, they usually have "list member" price that is lower than
what they would ask the general public. This is a great benefit of this
practice in my mind as well. It has to do with the feeling of community that
I is a wonderful part of this list.

My last point is that unlike other mail list discussion groups that strictly
forbid selling and even one that forbids even mentioning Ebay, the VW Diesel
list has no such restrictions, at least that I know of. If it does then
there has been a great many violations of this in the past 3 years I have
been a member of this list. In fact this is the first complaint I have heard
from anyone about this.

So, while I feel that the opinion you have expressed is valid and may be
representative of other members of the list, it is not representative of all
members. So unless there is an official list policy to not list diesel items
or vehicles for sale my preference would be for this practice to continue.

Thanks for reading
Duncan